Mooka Surname
Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname
Mooka Surname Definition:
Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.
Mooka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,984 | 1:27,307 | 3,491 |
| Zambia | 1,373 | 1:11,544 | 1,330 |
| Egypt | 1,068 | 1:86,082 | 7,577 |
| Japan | 379 | 1:337,320 | 11,779 |
| Uganda | 353 | 1:110,593 | 10,800 |
| Botswana | 292 | 1:7,489 | 1,316 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Namibia | 24 | 1:100,392 | 8,948 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mooka (2,191) may also be a first name.
Mooka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.
Mooka Demographics
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Mooka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mooka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mooka (Hindi: मूका, Russian: Моока) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mooka? popularity and diffusion
Mooka is the 84,974th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,282,793 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mooka are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mooka is also the 160,034th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,191 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 27,307. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, Limpopo, where 34 percent reside and North West, where 20 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 19 percent reside.
Mooka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mooka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mooka last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mooka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mooka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Mooka earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 47.53% less than the national average, earning R 124,680 per year and in United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mooka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mooka in the Hindi language | ||
| मूका | muka | - |
| Mooka in the Russian language | ||
| Моока | mooka | - |
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